Category Archives: Renovation

Just checking the blog still works!

Posted on April 15, 2019 by

I think my last post was our annual gingerbread house demolition, so it’s been a while! The easiest way to bring things up to date was to randomly select a range of photos and tell the story of each. It … Continue reading →

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Elderflowers and pomegranates.

Posted on February 20, 2018 by

Well this first pic has absolutely nothing to do with pomegranates or elderflowers but I always get excited when I play with compost. We are starting to sort out the area down the west side of the house where the … Continue reading →

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In My Kitchen-For the first time in a while!

Posted on August 5, 2017 by

I was having a look around my kitchen to see if there may be anything of interest to post and realised it is exactly one year since I moved from the temporary kitchen into our new lovely space. I posted … Continue reading →

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Remember me? Lots to report and plans afoot.

Posted on July 10, 2017 by

I keep wondering why I have had so much trouble getting to writing posts and I have come to the conclusion that when I was working I was looking for a form of escapism and regular blog posts were like … Continue reading →

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Lots of Up-cycling going on here.

Posted on January 31, 2017 by

Now that we have pretty much got the main components of the exteno done, we can focus on sorting through all of the things that have been in the shed, in the ‘Dentist’s and in boxes throughout the house. As … Continue reading →

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So, 2017. What is planned?

Posted on January 12, 2017 by

We knew 2016 was going to be a big year and it was. Our first grandchild (I cannot believe he turns 1 on Saturday), a wedding, an overseas trip to Greece and Turkey, our exteno close to finished. In what … Continue reading →

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In my kitchen-Finally!

Posted on October 9, 2016 by

For those that don’t get regular updates to my posts, for the last four years I have endured living with no real kitchen, no hot and cold water connected at the same outlets, bucketing water for dishes, no real oven, … Continue reading →

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Redirection.

Posted on October 2, 2016 by

Today is officially my last day of being employed by the Victorian Department of Education & Training. I am not retiring (not quite at that magical age) but I have not been happy and felt that I needed some space … Continue reading →

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Catch up post. Kombucha among other things.

Posted on September 14, 2016 by

Well it was time to do the taste test! My first batch of kombucha had been bottled for a second fermentation which I had read creates better carbonation, 2 bottles with some ginger added and 1 plain. I had read … Continue reading →

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Putting things together.

Posted on August 28, 2016 by

We are very close to the finishing stages of our kitchen and exteno project. I’m in the process of moving everything from the temporary kitchen, the old dentist room, the shed and the spare bedroom into our new kitchen. So far … Continue reading →

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